telemetry/README.md

# einherjar/telemetry

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> Huginn and Muninn fly each day over the world. They see everything. They report back.

`code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/telemetry` is the OpenTelemetry bootstrap component of the Einherjar framework. It initializes traces, metrics, and structured logs via OTLP over gRPC — vendor-neutral, compatible with Grafana, Jaeger, Tempo, Datadog, and Honeycomb. A console mode is available for local development without a collector.

Telemetry is **not** a `lifecycle.Component`. It must be initialized before the launcher and shut down after all components stop — the returned shutdown function handles this cleanly with a `defer`.

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## Usage

### Production (OTLP/gRPC)

```go
import (
    "code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/telemetry"
    "code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/core/launcher"
    "code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/core/logz"
)

ctx := context.Background()
logger := logz.New(logz.Config{JSON: true})

// Initialize telemetry BEFORE the launcher.
// Defer the shutdown BEFORE launcher.Run() so it fires after the launcher stops.
shutdown, err := telemetry.New(ctx, telemetry.DefaultConfig())
if err != nil {
    logger.Error("telemetry init failed", err)
    os.Exit(1)
}
defer shutdown(ctx)

lc := launcher.New(logger)
lc.Append(db, cache, srv)
lc.Run()
```

### Development (console / structured log output)

No collector required. Spans and metrics are emitted to the configured `logging.Logger`.

```go
shutdown, err := telemetry.NewConsole(ctx, logger, telemetry.DefaultConsoleConfig())
if err != nil {
    logger.Error("telemetry init failed", err)
    os.Exit(1)
}
defer shutdown(ctx)
```

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## Environment variables

### Production (`telemetry.New`)

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` | Yes | — | Service name reported to the collector |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_EXPORTER_ENDPOINT` | Yes | — | OTLP gRPC endpoint (e.g. `otel-collector:4317`) |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION` | No | `unknown` | Service version tag |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_ENVIRONMENT` | No | `development` | Deployment environment tag |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_EXPORTER_INSECURE` | No | `false` | Disable TLS for the exporter (dev/local) |

### Development (`telemetry.NewConsole`)

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_SERVICE_NAME` | Yes | — | Service name |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION` | No | `unknown` | Service version tag |
| `EINHERJAR_OTEL_ENVIRONMENT` | No | `development` | Deployment environment tag |

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## Dependency graph

```
contracts  (zero dependencies)
    ↑
  core
    ↑
telemetry  (contracts, core, otel SDK + OTLP exporters)
    ↑
  your app (initialized before launcher.Run)
```

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## Verification

```bash
cd telemetry/
go build ./...
go vet ./...
go test ./...
gofmt -l .
```

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> *Odin gave an eye for wisdom.*
> *Observability is the eye that watches the living system.*